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Customs Cases Decided. The general appraisers of goods passing through the Custom House have made sev­ eral decisions lately whttfj^untll passed up­ on by the , Secretary off. the Treasury, will ' hold good. But while tjiere is stability In that quarter, no system Jailing in strength can be properly sustained without the aid of Hostettefr's Stomach Bitter*, a geuiul tonic and remedy fox malaria, rheumutUm, dys­ pepsia, constipation and bhlousnes° Endowed with Reason. Professor--Where did you acquire the information that microbes possess a high order of intelligence? Student--It is a deduction of my own. Professor--From what? Student--From' their being found in kisses.--Puck. What are the aims which are at the same time duties? They are the per­ fecting of'ourselves and the happiness of others.--Kent. A BEAUTIFUL (URL'S AFFLICTION. From the Republican, Versailles, IncL The Tuckers o£ Versailles, Ind.,like all fond parents, are completely wrapped up in their children. Their daughter Lucy has given them much concern. She is fifteen, and from a strong, healthy girl, three years ago, had become weak and kept falling off in flesh, until she became a mere skeleton. She seemed to have no life at all. Her blood became impure and finally she became the victim of nervous prostration. Doctors did not help her. Most of the time she was continod to bed, was very nervous and irritable, and seem­ ed on the verge of St. Vitus' dance. "One morning," said Mrs. Tucker, "the doctor told us to give her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, which he brought with him. He said he was treat- Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys­ tem effectually, dispels colds, head­ aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro­ duced, pleasing to the taste and ac­ ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug­ gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand w ill pro­ cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN fiiANQmO, CAL. /LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK, N.Y. s Cheapest ever (rrown: BEST in t he world ;none other as COOD: war­ ranted to be bv far the CHEAPEST. Prettiest book in iJJ1 p Ef the world™ i^Lbo lie and up for large packets. Send yours and neighbors names for Beautiful Illustrated Catalogue. 'RlH.SHUMWAY, Rockford, III. POMMEL The Best Saddle Coat. SLICKER Keeps both rider and saddle per­ fectly dry In the hardest storms. Substitutes will disappoint. Ask for 1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker- it is entirely new. If not for sale in your town, write for catalogue to A. J. TOWER. Boston, Mass. FARM [ Discussed Their Daughter's Case for Hours. ing-a .-similar case-with these pills and they were curing the patient. We began giving the pills and the next day could see a change for the better. ' The "doctor came and was surprised to See such ap -improvement: He told us to keep giving her the. medicine. We gave her one pill after each meal until eight, boxes had been ,used, when she was well,; She has uot been sick since, and"we have no fear of the old trouble returning. We think the cure almost miraculous." V- FRANK TUCKER, MRS. FRANK TUCKER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of April, 181)7. HUGH JOHNSON. Justice of the Peace. These pills are wonderfully effective in the treatment of all diseases arising from impure blood, or shattered nerve force. They are adapted to young or old; and may be had at any drug store. Almost Fatal. The Bachelor--Dou't you think our divorce laws are disgraceful? The Grass Widow--Oh, Mr. Fergus, don't let a little thing like that keep you back. If we should get tired ot each other, you know thej-e is Dakota! But he escaped through an open win­ dow.--Cleveland Leader. \ $100 Reward) SIOO. The reader of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is tiie only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis­ ease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's -Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directl> on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system", thereby destroying the foundation of tlie dis­ ease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they olTer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send lor list of testimonials, Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. E3?~!3old by Druggists. 75c. Pays to Keep Cats. An old maid who keeps four cats finds a scuttleful of coal in her back yard every morning. By strict economy she buys only half a ton of coal a year. $400 FOR NEW NAMES! The Salzer Seed Co. want suitable names for their 17-inch long corn and White Oat prodigy. You can win this $400 easily. Catalogue tells all about it. Seed potatoes only $1.50 a barrel. Send This Notice and lOCts. in Stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co., LaCrosse, Wis., and get free their great seed cata­ logue and eleven new farm seed sam­ ples, including above corn and oats, positively worth $10, to get a start, c.n. The coinmandery from California which visited Boston with the Knights Templar from all over the world, brought on fifteen tons of pears, peaches, grapes and plums; thirty thousand bottled of wine, and ten thou­ sand'Japanese baskets. Salter's Seeds arc Warranted to Prodnee. E. Walter, LcRavsville. Pa., astonished the world by growiug 250 bushels Salter'® corn; J. Breider, ' MUhicotl, Wis., 173 bush, barley, and P. Sinnot, 1 Randalia, Iowa, bv growing 19S bush. Salter's pan per acre. If you doubt, write them. We wish to gain 150,000 new customers, hence will send on trial 10 DOLLARS WORTH FOR 10c. I 11 pkgs of rare farm seeds, Hog Pea, Sand Vetch, J '40c. Wheat.' Sheep Rape, Jerusalem Corn, etc., in-1 eluding our mammoth Seed Catalogue, telling 'all j ahoutihe $400 rold prizes for best name for our J new marvelous corn and oats, "Prodigies," also sample of samo, all mailed you upon receipt of but 10c. postage, positively worth $10, to get a start. 100,000 bbla. Seed Potatoes at $1.50abbl. U5 pkgs. oarllen vegetable What Do the Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GItAlN-O? It is delicious and nourish­ ing, and takes tlje place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about yA as much. All grocers sell it. 15c. and 25c. Consider how much more you often suffer from your auger and grief than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved.--Marcus Au- tonius. Please send this adv- along. seeds, $1.00. Catalog alone, 6c. No. C.N. Sample Free' A powerful weap | on uRainst DIRT- I Try it on Brass, • Bicycle Enamel. Silver, Wood Work. Kitchen Ware. Rust on nickel or bright metal, any kind. A mere touch will do it. The new wonder is CI.KA\A 1,1.. We want to send you a sample free. Write for it. We want Aeents. Full size box, 25 cent*. (UAI.FANT NOVELTY CO., 1'. O. Itox 60S. - - Chicago, IU- SEEDS Garden & Flower with a world-wide reputation. Catalog free to all. JAMES J. H. GREGORY AS0X,Marblchead.Mas8. Get Your Pension DOUBLE ^ QUICK! PENSIONS Trite Oapt. O'fABEILL. PeasioaAcent.Washington, B.C. >ATENTS. Send for Inventors'Guide, free. EDSAB TATK & Co.. Patent solicitors. 245 Broadway. N. Y. A Handsome Metal Paper Cutter and Book Mark Combined Sent free of postage under sealed cover on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps. The latest, best and most ser­ viceable adjunct of every library and office. Address Geo. H. Heafford, 410 Old Colony Building, Chicago, 111. Energy will 1.0 anything that can be done in this world aud no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities will make a two-legged animal a man with­ out it.--Goethe. S. N. U. No. 9-98 Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New York, cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teeth­ ing Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and destroy Worms. Over 10,000 testimonials. They never fail. At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise and closing it with an exception.--Steele. I never used so quick a cure as Piso's Cure for Consumption,--J. B. Palmer, Box 1171, Seattle, Wash., Nov. 25, 1895. • '» FOR 30 DAYS YOU CAN TRY, IT FOR 25 CENTS. RHEUMATISM 42 YEARS! CURED BV 1 , SPENT HUNDREDS OE4)OLLARS TRYING TO GET WELL, BUI/ALL IN VAIN, USED "5 DROPS" FOR TWO MONTHS AND IS NOW COMPLETELY CURED. THOUSANDS OF GRATEFUL LETTERS RECEIVED OF WHICH THE FOLLOWING [true MARK 1 ARE SAMPLES: Grlnnell, Iowa. Nov. 17,1897. To the SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO.. Chicago, Hi.: GENTLEMEN: I will state that I had the Rheu­ matism over 42 years. Spent over $600.00 In trying to get well, but all In vain, until mv brother-in-law gave me one bottle of "5 DROPS" on trial last June. I used it for two month', and am now a well man. I certainly believe it is all you claim for it. and fully worth the money to anyone, i hope the public will benefit by my gtatement of my own case, and anyone wishing to write me will receive an answer. N. WITTAMOXH. CRUTCHES DESTROYED AFTER ONE BOTTLE. A «' Regent, 111,Nov. 12,1897. SWANSON RHKUMATIC CURE CO., 167 Dearborn St., Chicago, ni : SIRS: My wife has been suffering two sears with Rheumatism. She could not get about at all She has used about one i.ottie of "5 DROP'," and can now ao about without crutches. I never have found anything teat did her so much good, and X hope to he ablo to continue the treatment until she Is entirely well / JAMES WILLIAMS J As a positive cure for Rheumatism, Sciatica, Nenralcla, Dyspepsia, Backache, Asthma, Hav Fever, Catarrh. Sleeplessness, Nervousness. Nervous and Neuralgic Headaches, Heart Weakness, Toothache, Earache. Croup, Swelling, I>a Grippe, Malaria, Creeping Numb­ ness, etc.,etc., "FIVE DROPS" has never been equaled. ><r- nortDC" taken hnt once a day Is a dose of this great remedy and to enable a'l sufferers to make * 0 UnUr 3 trial of lis wonderful curative properties, we will send out during the next thirty days, 100,- - - - -- • •• -- gt ant b* FAC-SIM1LE OF DE LOME'S INSULT TO M'KINLEY. LEGACION DE ESPANA "WASHINGTON JO1VM) cf * : * . (%> SURVIVES THE VIPEITS BITE, JL> few 1/we^ Only Man Who Kver L,ived After Being Wounded by the Reptile. Whfcn the British and African Com­ pany's steamer Bonny reached Liver­ pool recently from west Africa and the Canaries she carried a passenger who is said to be the only man who ever survived the bite of a double-hdrn- ed viper. This man was F. T. Sum­ mers. who was chief engineer of the steamer Ebani. He was at • Opobo when he received the bite of the deadly reptile, which was about seven feet long,. The natives of Opobo reported a wild elephant in the bush and Mr. Summers accompanied District Com­ missioner Stein off the Niger coast pro­ tectorate in pursuit of the animal. It was while out in the bush that .the un­ fortunate man was attacked by the serpent. The snake, which made a dasli at Summers unobserved, fixed its fangs in the ankle of the right boot. After getting free Summers, who showed great pluck, managed with the aid of his companion to dispatch the viper by blowing i;s head off. Immediately after being biiJeu Summers' leg com­ menced to swell and he was carried With all speed possible to ,the consu­ late;.' In less than an hour the leg was three times its natural size and rhe clothing had to be out from Summers' body. • • •- Dr. Thompson of the protectorate, who treated the injury, twice injected into the. wound either iodine or bro­ mide of potassium. The poison of the viper had entered Summer's body ami even the doctor thought death would take place within nine hours. The chiefs and natives who were consulted by the doctor to see if they knew of any native antidote said all I>ersons previously bitten had died in about an hour. Summers was eleven days in the consulate receiving the un­ remitting attention of Dr. Thompson, and although lie was at times deliri­ ous he pulled through. His recovery created greart astonishment and Dr. Thompson has written, to a medical journal an account of his treatment of the bite. * C4JL TRANSLATION. "Besides the natural and inevitable coarseness with which he repeats all that the press and public opinion of Spain has said of Weyler, it shows once more What McKinley is--weak and catering to the rabble, and besides a low politician, who desires to leave a door open to me and to stand well with the jingoes of his party." EXPOSES SPANISH TRIQKERYT One Effect Which the Publication of the De Lome Letter Has Had. In one aspect of the £ase the people of the United States regard 'the publication of flip Lome' letter as having its ttd- vautageous side. TJiiS iS in the exposure it lias furnished of the disgraceful dupli­ city and trickery which the Spanish Gov­ ernment has been employing in its pre­ tended negotiations for the/Conclusion of a -commercial treaty involving American trade with Cuba. As it is impossible that the late minister should have 'Been con­ ducting such a game on his own account and without the knowledge of his employ­ ers the Govemment cannot escape,respon­ sibility for the intended fraud. So far as Minister De Lome is concern­ ed his relations with .this country have absolutely ceased clos­ ed. His resignation«yiii<T itis^acceptance by the Spanish tabihoft ^eliminated his personality entirely. Recording to Wash­ ington advices the President was at no time particularly annoyed by Senor de Lome's offensive remark. Minister Wood­ ford, however, was instructed in the most GEN. WOODFORD. United States Minister to Spain. cheapc Orugkt SWANSON RHEUMATIC CUKE CO., 167-169 Dearborn St., CHICAGO, IIX. positive terms to inform the Madrid au­ thorities that the United States did not consider that De Lome's resignation in any way disposed of Spanish responsibil­ ity for the sentiments expressed in his letter. Spain was given to understand that she was expected to disavow not only the insulting references to President Mc­ Kinley, but also De Lome's apparent ex­ posure of the Spanish plot to deceive this country in regard to the reciprocity ne­ gotiations. It was presumed by the Unit­ ed States that Senor de Lome knew what he was talking about when he requested Senor Canalejas to send a man to Wash­ ington to negotiate a reciprocity treaty, "even though it would be only for effect." This was construed as an evidence of in­ tended insincerity on the part of the Span­ ish Government, and the State Depart­ ment took the ground that it would be impossible to continue diplomatic rela­ tions with a country which started out with the declaration that it does not mean what it says. Minister Woodford was therefore instructed to notify Spain that there must be a disavowal not only of the unfriendly sentiments in De Lome's let­ ter, but also of its apparent deceitfulness. Something very much in .the nature of an ultimatum was placed in the hands of the Sagafta Government. .Minister Wood- fordpn effect told the Spaniards, that if they did not disavow the De Lome letter, and do it quickly, he would pack up his things and leave Madrid.* fcVvA Washington and Madrid Governments, other than a change of ministers.--Buffalo Express. Mr. Dupuy de Lome has furnished a new illustration of the duplicity of Span­ ish diplomacy.--Indianapolis Journal. Minister de Louie has learned the truth of the old adage that speech is silver and silence is golden.--Rochester Union and Advertiser. The Spanish minister at Washington lias grossly insulted the chief executive of this republic. He should be peremp­ torily dismissed.--Washington Star. Spanish Minister Dupuy de Lome seems to have fallen into the same maelstrom that overwhelmed Lord Sackville-West some years ago.--Memphis Commercial Appeal. Minister de Lome expressed his poor opinion of Americans in print many years ago. After apologizing for that he should not have repeated the offense.--St. Louis Globe-Democrat. ' Dupuy de Lome lias been writing in Spanish what he thinks of President Mc­ Kinley, and will now "walk Spanish" in order that President McKinley may ex­ press his opinion of Dupuy de Lome.-- Louisville Post. Every American citizen will feel humil­ iated if in the interest of peace President McKinley ignores the insult. What the President should do is t« give I>e Lome his passports forthwith, and then await explanation.--St. Louis Republic. The consequences growing out of this matter would not be serious were any other power concerned, but with Spain involved there is no telling what may be the result of it.--Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. What a Spanish minister may say of this country is of small account compared to the fiendish atrocities of Spain's rule in Cuba. They ought to be stopped before even an insulting foreign minister can be sent home.--New York Sun. A just judge is not swayed from the path of rectitude by the offensive bearing of either litigant's attorney. This Gov­ ernment will still obey the dictates of rea­ son and of justice, and it is to be believed that in so doing it will command the con­ tinued friendship of Spain and at the same time serve the ends of peace and of humanity in Cuba.--New York Tribune. In Cuba the insurrection and its lead­ ers will be encouraged, as Senor de Lome, like Gen. Weyler, returns foiled to Mad­ rid. In the United States a fresh con­ tempt will be felt for this expression of sentiments for which every consideration demanded concealment and which in the case of the Spanish minister, liis long, courteous and hospitable treatment should have precluded.--Philadelphia Press. Never Too Sure. Against the probability or possibilHy of mischance or accident we can never be too sure. But if we should stop to consider how great is the chance of suddeu death, we would be made too timid and unhappy. Caution is needed not to be foolhardy, and precaution to know what is best to do when an acci­ dent happens. One day this winter two men were walking and one said: "We're too timid in treading on slippery places. I tread firmly aud never think about them, and so escape: a fall." "Never be too sure," said the other; "it is that that throws you off and makes the fall the harder." Just then they came upon a place covered with thin snow, where kids had been sliding. The first speaker slipped and came down with his foot turned and badly spraiued his ankle. He was a cripple on crutches until a short time ago, hav­ ing used many things without benefit. Up to that time he had not used St. Jacobs Oil, which, when used, cured him completely, so that he walks as usual. There is a probability that for the rest of the season he will walk cau­ tiously, with the precaution of having this great remedy ready for use. VIEWS OF THE DE l*OME AFFAIR. What American Newspapers Think of the Spanish Minister's Downfall. « Senor Dupuy de Lome will please walk Spanish.--Cincinnati Times-Star. Senor de Lome'should have burned that letter before he mailed it.--Baltimore Herald. 'V " ' . •-ex , . - Uncle Sam will now pacify Senor En­ rique Dupuy de Lome.--Pittsburg Chron­ icle-Telegraph. ' - Dfe Lome goes to meet Sackville-West. Good-by! Good riddance!-K;olumbus Dis­ patch. • " At its worst the incident is a purely per­ gonal one, and is not likely to make auy change in the official relations of the. TERROR IN THE KLONDIKE. Penniless Miners Endeavor to I^oot a Food Cache. The War Department has made public the advices received from Captain Ray of the Eighth Infantry, who was sent to Alaska to report on conditions in the mill­ ing country. The report, while written ift a calm, dispassionate strain, is sensa­ tional in the extreme in its disclosures, and shows beyond all doubt that a reign of terror is on in the Klondike country. Many of the gold seekers are desperate, and in one case two score of them, armed with rifles, surrounded the captain and, with menacing words and actions, en­ deavored to prevent him from taking pos­ session, in the name of the Government, of one of the transportation company's food caches. Starvation stares the Klondikers in the face, and in order to stave off the evil day as long as possible Captain Ray has raised the American flag over the various stocks of provisions and, will personally superintend the distribution of rations. The entire country is overrun with'out­ laws, and the captain asks that an armed force be seiit to the far north for the pro­ tection of life and property, with instruc­ tions to hunt the outlaws to the death. The various transportation companies are severely denounced for the part they haye J played in flooding the country with people for whom there ai'e not enough provisions to last the winter through, and the Presi­ dent and Congress are asked to sustain Captain Ray iu any radical action he may • he forced tc take in order to save huofu» Several important changes will be made ifi the Traffic Department of the Balti­ more and Ohio Railroad Company on March 1. J. A. Murray, the present Coal and Coke Agent, will be given the title of General Coal and Coke Agent of the en­ tire system, with headquarters at Balti­ more. William L. Andrews will be Assistant Coal and Coke Agent for the Pittsburg District, with headquarters at Pittsburg. E. T. Affleck, now Coal and Coke Agent for the lines west of the Ohio river, with headquarters at Columbus, will become Assistant Coal and Coke Agent for that territory. Mr. Andrews is well known as private secretary of Receiver Oscar G. Murray and came to the B. & O. when Mr. Mur­ ray was appointed receiver. Mr. Affleck has held his present position for a num­ ber of years and Mr. J. A. Murray was formerly private secretary to ex-Traffic Manager Frank Harriott. These appointments are in the nature of promotions, and it is believed will very materially strengthen that brauch of the B. &, O. traffic department. Inconsistent. First Passenger--Excuse me, but I'm going to open this window. There is nothing I love more than fresh air. Second Passenger--How inconsistent! You profess to love fresh air, and yet you deliberately open a way for it to come in this car and be poisoned.-- Richmond Dispatch. Try Grain-O! Try Graln-Ot Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a pnekageof GItAlN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The chil­ dren may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it. like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach re- 'ceives it without distress. % the price of coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package.' Sold by all grocers. All false practices aud affectations are more odious than any want or de­ fect of knowledge can be.--Sprint. Gayety is not a proof that the heart is at ease, for often in the midst of laughter the heart is sad.--DeGenlis. It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry And Is the only cure for Chilblains, Frost Bites, Damp, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Into the shoes. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c; Sample sent FREE. Ad­ d r e s s A l l e n S . O l m s t e d . L e R o v . N . Y . Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.--E. Stowe. Coughing Leaiis to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at oBce; delays are dan­ gerous. 1 " If delusions would make a man hap­ py, what a jolly world this would be for married men. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists retund the money If It fails to cure. 25c. Good will, like a good:name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.--Jef­ frey. " Those -whose complexions are poor may rejoice In the existence of Glenn's Sulphur Soap. Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, black or brown, 50c. --- How Bees Embalm. ^ Bees,!^ saf,>can embalm as successfully as could*the aneiexit Egyp­ tians. It often happens in damp weath­ er that a slug Qr^n^l'wil).ejifer a bee­ hive. This is, of co'urse, 'to the unpro­ tected slug a case of suddeu death. The bees fall upon hhn. And ,sting him to death at once. But what to do with the catvass becomes a vital question. If left where it is, it will b^eed a regu­ lar pestilence. Now comesl in the clev­ erness of the insects. They set to work anil cover it with wax, and there you may see it lying embalmed just as the nations of old embalmed their dead. When it is,a snail that is the intruder, be is, of course, impenetrable to their sting, so they ^calmly cement his shell with wax •fd tne l«>ttQm0pf -the hive- imprisonment for life, \Vlth nb hope of pardon. ^ . c BETTER THAN A SILVER MINE. Tm? editor estimates that the in­ crease in yields had by the American farmer by planting SalzeVs Potatoes and new creations in Wheat, Oats, Corn. Rye, Grasses and Clovers* the past year amounted in round numbers to $50,000,- 000. The reason of this is Salter's farm and vegetable'Seeds are bred up to big yields. Salzer isvthe largest grower of grasses, Clovgijl and farm seeds in the world; 100.060 barrels potatoes,. $1.50 a barrel . Just fend Thin Notice with lO Ceiiis to John A. Salzer Seed Co., LaCrosse, Wis., and get their great catalogue and eleven packages farm seeds, positively worth §10, to get a start with. c.n. Money Talks. A pretty deaf and dumb girl has sued a deaf and dumb man for $50,000 for breach of promise. The young man's father is a millionaire. The chief wit­ ness is also deaf and dumb. Love, too, is deaf, dumb and blind, but money talks.--New York telegram to Pittsburg Dispatch. Did Yon Malce Your Grain-O This 'Way? Here are the latest directions: Use one tablespoonful of Grain-O to two cups of cold water. Mix*the Grain-O with half an egg and add the water. -{Be sure to measure.) After the water gets to the boiling point let boil for fifteen to twenty minutes. >:U6e,crei&«i ,«yid sugar to suit the taste.\ ^ ypit Jbave-mrt cream use hot milk. \ \ ' A lady said: "The* first, time I drank Grain-O I did not like it, but after using it for ten days and forming , the habit, nothing would induce me toy go back to coffee." This is the experience of all. If you will follow,.directions, measure it ev­ ery time and make it the same, and try it for ten days, yon will, notr'go back to coffee. - !'. ; .. . • -,i- Th«h Entliue'er'A Duty. Passenger; (at depot)--Can I take a train from here to St. Lou)§? GatemnnrrYqu'll have^fp see the su­ perintendent i of i. ,tlie •,company about that. .'..'(M v .I'Mi ; . , Passenger--Why, what has he got to .do with;,biy taking a train? Gateniah--He employs all the en- gineers.,;^, Lane's Family' Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently oni^e liver and kidneys. Cures 6ick headache., Price, 25 and 50c. Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter. Very Painful Could Not Move Without Great Suf­ fering-Hood's Cured, r •' • "My shoulders and arms were very painful with rheumatism so that I could hardly move them without great suffer­ ing. I have taken four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla and now find myself free from rheumatism." MRS. MARY A. TUGKER, 45^Dth St., Red Wing, Minn. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best--in fact, the One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills curt sick headaehe. 25e. It Cures Colds. Coughs. Sors Throat, Oroap; In4««» enitt, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis ftcd Aithm*. A certain cure for Consumption in first stage*, and a sure relief in advanced stages. Use at once. You -will see the excellent effect after taking the irnt dose. Sold by dealers every-Rhera v 25c and 60c Per Bottle. MWHWaWM9M8iBIWIf FOR 14 CENTS We wish to pa in 150,000 new cus­ tomers, and hence offer 1 Pkg. 13 Eay Radish, 10s 1 Plcg. Early Spring Turnip, 10a 1 " Earliest Red Beet, 10c 1 " Bismarck Cucumber, IDc 1 " Queen Victoria Lettuce, 16c 1. '* Klondike Melon, !£c 1 " Jnmbo Giant Onion, lac 3 " Brilliant Flower Seeds, loc Worth 91.00, for 14 cents. Above 10 pkgs. worth fl.UO, we will mail you free, together with our groat Plant and Seed Catalogue npon receipt of this notice and 14c. postage. We invite your trade and know when you once try Sailer's seeds you will never get along with­ out them. Potatoes*! a Bbl. Catalog alone 5c. No.C-rf. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., LA CROSSE, WIS. dSMtl The Klondike If you are interested and wish to post yourself about the Gold Fields of the Yukon Valley, when to go and how to get there, write for a Descriptive Folder and Map of Alaska. It will be sent free upon application to T. A. GRADY, Ex­ cursion Manager C. B. & Q. R. R., 2ii Clark Street, Chicago. flats J^Wheat* How to GROW wheat at 40c A BU. and 231 bus. oats- 173 bus. barley and 1600 bus. potatoes per acre- HTSEK OUR GREAT CATALOGUE mailed you 5 with 11 eras* need anmplea, upon rceciptof 'THIS NOTICE and lO centa In atainpa. | JOHN A. SALZRR 8KKD CO., I.A CROSSE, WIS. (C,fi.) O f t s Mrs. WlnwIow'R KOOTHINa STROP for Children NITFIITP teething; sottens the gums, reduces inflammation. | III I PFFI I allays pain, CURED wind colic. 25 cents a bottlo. I M I BALA I %9 Watson E. Coleman, Solicitor of Patents, 902 F St., Washing ton, D. C. Highest reference* AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD " CASTORIA" AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK. I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA/' the same that has borne and does now y/ . J, " on every bear the facsimile signature of Jf? rapper. This is the original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA/*' fittfek titis been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought y/fTS » "" on the and lias,, the signature o/Wf-//, wrap­ per. JCo one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. * . March 8, 1897.' Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the ingredients of which evctl he does not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. you an Elbow-grease little soap) used to be the thing to clean house with. Now-a-days it's Pearline. Pearline is easier and quicker and better than*, elbow-grease. One reason why millions of women prefer Pearline, rather than anything else, in cleaning house, is that it saves the paint and woodwork. But the principal reason^ of course, is that it saves so much work, as Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you, "this is as good as" or "the same as Pearline." IT'S infAWA -w FALSE--Pearline is never peddled; if your grocer sends imitation, he honest--send it back. JAMES PYLE, New York. UREASE "EAST^VpST, HOME IS BEST,' ' t lMWm KEPT CLEAN ' i I «v; " '.W,; - WITH Learning makes a man fit company for himself. .VIT8 Permanently Cured. No flu or nervousnwi •Iter first dnj's use of nr. Kline's Great Nerve Re­ storer. bend for FHEE 82.00 trial bottle and treatise. X)& K. U. KLINX, Ltd., 831 Axeh bt,, Philadelphia, Pa Nls often maae protti-less by a poor patent. FOK THfijr |»n flJl D/lTCMT and advlc* Amert-cosi- pi' A fauUU fA I tn I call & foreltru patents ™«BURT0N & BURTUN 5X '>'6e best Red Rope Rooflnc for 1 ct. per sq. foot. ctp< and nails included. .„._j Substitutes for Master. Samplesfrte. Kay Manilla - Rooting Co.. Camden, N.J. CUBES WHERE ALL EL CUKES Prevents coalition. CINCINNATI CURE YOURSELF! CM- Bi« « for unnatural discharges. inOaiuiuiUtonf, irritations or ulcerations of luueoUs membranes. Paiu!e$s. and not astrin- ITHEEVANS CHEMICAL Co. «eni or poisonous. s*w byDw®. , or n nt in plain wrapper, mm Circular i-»nt on* rwjuast. by express, prepaid S. N. U. 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